On The Space Show for Wednesday, 17 December 2025:

Bill Nelson, Administrator, NASA and Pam Melroy, Deputy Administrator, NASA, speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra on 23 March 2023. The then Administrators answered questions from Press Club members. (Courtesy NPC)

Enrico Palermo, Head, Australian Space Agency, Adelaide

Welcome speech to the 2025 International Astronautical Congress in Sydney: Growth of the Australian space industry and agreements with the U.S. (NASA) and Europe (ESA). (Courtesy IAC)

Sean Duffy, Acting Administrator, NASA and Clay Mowry, President, International Astronautical Federation, in conversation at the 2025 International Astronautical Congress, Sydney:

Artemis; American leadership; commercial industry; lunar village; sustainability; NASA does exploration, not routine; and nuclear power on the Moon. (Courtesy IAC)

Turn Back Time: Pioneer 6 and its interplanetary siblings

The launch 60 years ago yesterday of Pioneer 6, along with the history of its siblings, Pioneer 7, Pioneer 8, Pioneer 9, and Pioneer E.

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 10 December 2025:

Conversations at the 24th Australian Space Research Conference 2025 - Part 3: HEO - Non-Earth Imagery

The Space Show in conversation with Hiranya Jayakody, Chief Technical Officer & Co-founder, HEO, Sydney.

Hiranya talks about the formation of HEO, its aims, rented and hosted cameras for imaging satellites, reasons for photographing satellites, and the asteroid Apophis mission.

Impulse Space and LEO Express 3

A report on the launch of the LEO Express 3 satellite carrying HEO's Holmes Mark 2 camera, a description of Impulse Space, and the vision of founder Tom Mueller for cargo delivery missions to the Moon.

Turn Back Time: Gemini Rendezvous - Part 2

Sixty years ago, Gemini 7 and Gemini 6A returned to Earth after a rendezvous in orbit. The story of the parody song "Hello Wally".

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 3 December 2025:

SpIRIT on Orbit

Professor Michele Trenti (Principal Investigator, SpIRIT, University of Melbourne) describes the Hermes instrument on the SpIRIT satellite and its results.

(Conversation with The Space Show recorded at the 24th Australian Space Research Conference 2025)

[10.01.2024 SpIRIT in the Sky: The Space Show in conversation with Clint Therakam, Thermal Engineer, ⁠Melbourne Space Laboratory⁠ at the University of Melbourne, discussing the ⁠SpIRIT satellite⁠, its experiments, and Clint’s role in the project]

EIRSAT-1: Ireland’s first satellite

A description of a similar gamma ray instrument on Ireland's first satellite, EIRSAT-1, and a reading of the poem “All Ways Home” (Gach Sli Abhaile) that was mounted onto the satellite.

Turn Back Time: Gemini Rendezvous

Sixty years ago, Gemini 7 and Gemini 6A made a rendezvous in orbit following the scrubbing of the Gemini 6 mission.

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 26 November 2025:

Reflections on the 24th Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC) 2025

The ASRC is organised by the National Space Society of Australia, Mars Society Australia, and members of the Australian space research community.

The ASRC is the primary annual meeting for Australian space research. It welcomes researchers, engineers, educators, business and policy, and other workers from across the university, industry and government parts of the space sector and is not limited to Australian-based research or researchers.

Skykraft: Space-Enabled Air Traffic Management with Douglas Griffin, Chief Engineer at Skykraft.

Skykraft is an Australian Air Traffic Satellite Management System that delivers Air Traffic Management (ATM) services from space to serve the global market for air traffic surveillance and communications, especially over remote terrestrial and oceanic regions.

The Austronaut: Thomas Mueller

Austronaut workshops and programs equip participants with the fundamental knowledge and skills aligned with astronaut candidate preparation, whilst exploring how these skills can improve both professional and everyday performance to support ongoing success and fulfilment.

Next workshop — “Exploration: From the Inner World to Outer Space” with Australian polar explorer and private astronaut, Eric Phillips, Melbourne, 29 November 2025.

Register on Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/austronaut-exploration-mel

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Instagram: Austronaut.Space

Chris Boshuizen: An Australian spaceflight participant aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepherd (NS-22), in conversation with Blue Origin during preparations for NS-25.

X(Twitter): @cboshuizen

(Audio insert courtesy of Blue Origin)

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 19 November 2025:

New Glenn (NG-2) Launches ESCAPADE

The launch of the twin ESCAPADE Blue and ESCAPADE Gold spacecraft towards Mars by the second New Glenn rocket. (Inserts courtesy GSFC, Blue Origin)

Turn Back Time

The bittersweet story of Venera 2, Venera 3 and Cosmos 96.

Shenzhou update

The Shenzhou 20 crew lands in Shenzhou 21, leaving the Shenzhou 21 crew awaiting the launch of Shenzhou 22 on November 25.

Kessler Syndrome — Part Two:

Tracking small debris; Kessler will start from smaller rather than larger objects; new detection techniques; policy issues; and the need for regulation. (Courtesy AGU)

SpIRIT update:

Melbourne University's SpIRIT satellite has completed its technology tests and is now collecting scientific gamma ray observations.

Planet Earth — Episode 73: Sentinel B

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 12 November 2025:

Shenzhou-20 and orbital debris:

The launch of Shenzhou-21, debris impact on Shenzhou-20, and options for the continued crew exchange on Tiangong. (Inserts courtesy CGTN)

Turn Back Time — 1970-71:

The Luna 17 and Lunokhod 1 mission. (Inserts NZBC, Radio Moscow)

The Kessler Syndrome — Part One:

Topic and speakers' introduction; definitions; methodology in defining the hazards of space debris. (Courtesy AGU)

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 5 November 2025:

The Ethics of Space Colonisation with Gordon Young, Principal at Ethilogical Consulting and Lecturer in Professional Ethics, School of Design, RMIT University, Melbourne.

(Recorded by The Space Show at a meeting of the Space Association of Australia in South Melbourne)

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 29 October 2025:

From The Space Show archives (1990):

NASA’s The Space Story: AMBLER — A six-legged rover for planetary exploration.

Come train and fly with us:

Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator & Pam Melroy, NASA Deputy Administrator, speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra on 23 March 2023. The then Administrators comment on their agency's activities, relationships with Australia and plans to return to the Moon. (Courtesy National Press Club)

iSpace:

Ahead of the failed Hakuto-R M2 landing on the Moon, employees of iSpace describe their work. (Inserts courtesy iSpace)